Religion

Evangelical leader Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, appeared on CNN last night to denounce Donald Trump as a unrepentant serial adulterer who has destroyed families. And then there’s Trump involvement in the sinful gambling industry, which also destroys families. Moore also has a problem with Trump’s declaration that he’s done nothing worthy of …

According to Patriarch Krill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, “honest people” become terrorists because they’re outraged about gay pride parades. Pink News has the quote: “What we are seeing now is this godless civilization is reaching maturity, in as much by through the will of the people, who proclaim it the highest of virtues but then wearing a …

It’s Jeb’s turn to pander to the evangelicals in a new campaign ad. And with an editorial in the wingnut press. From the National Review: People of faith are being asked to compromise their beliefs on the issue of marriage. While people of good will have different opinions on same-sex marriage, in a nation as large and diverse as ours, …

Miranda Blue has the quote at Right Wing Watch: “He had made the statement that everybody was free to marry who they love, and, of course, that’s the stand that I stood against. And it’s not, for me, it never was a gay or a lesbian issue. It’s about standing up for the word of the God and as God …

“I believe sincerely within my heart if you have two dykes or two faggots who have children, those children are in an immense amount of danger. They are in danger of being raped, they are in danger of being molested, they are in danger of being assaulted, murdered, killed. And for the good of that child, the state needs to …

The Associated Press reports: Anglican leaders on Thursday temporarily restricted the role of the U.S. Episcopal Church in their global fellowship as a sanction over the American church’s acceptance of gay marriage. Episcopalians have been barred for three years from any policy-setting positions in the Anglican Communion while a task force is formed that will try to reconcile conflicting views …

Via press release from the ACLU: The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court today affirmed that it is illegal for businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation. The New York Civil Liberties Union victory came in the case of Melisa and Jennifer McCarthy, who were turned away by the Albany wedding venue they chose after the venue owners …

“It’s political correctness that rules the day. So when you’re part of a favored group, then you get special benefits that nobody else gets. That’s the very form of tyranny because when government supposedly gives something — government has nothing to give, they have to take it away from other people. So when they give it to that certain group, …

On Tuesday night a man named Roy Bay stunned the Jacksonville City Council when he spoke against a proposed LGBT rights bill by confessing to being a pedophile. You’ll be shocked to learn that Bay belongs the local church which is spearheading opposition to the bill. Not only that, he worked for them AND still lives on church property. Florida …

In fact, it’s for attractive ladies. Cosmo mocks: According to Huanqiu.com, the very large glass shoe you see above is actually a new church built in Chiayi, Taiwan, for the purpose of bringing all the women to the congregation’s yard. Really — the church was built with “particularly attractive” tourists in mind and will open for the Lunar New Year …

And another one. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Florists, bakers or any other private business owner could refuse service to gay couples getting married in Georgia, under legislation filed Wednesday that is likely to inflame the battle at the Capitol over religious freedom and gay rights. House Bill 756 would allow business owners to cite religious beliefs in refusing goods or …

During his State Of The State address on Tuesday night, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signaled to opposition to any expansion of LGBT rights by vowing to block any bill that that “interferes” with religious liberty. The haters, unsurprisingly, are thrilled. Via the Indianapolis Star: Surrounded by a flock of supporters, the Indiana Pastors Alliance gathered at the Statehouse on Wednesday …

Mike Huckabee went off on an Iowa voter today after the woman accused him of supporting child abuse because he’s defended the Duggar family. Huckabee raged: “You are abusing the reputation of a Godly family that has been through hell!” The two continued to spar for several minutes before Huckabee finally asked her to leave. Watch below.

Wearing one of her trademark Star Trek: The Next Generation pleather dresses, Prophetess Cindy Jacobs has revealed how she used the authority of White Jesus to order clouds over Jerusalem to dissipate during a photo shoot for Pat Robertson’s 700 Club. The Friendly Atheist has the transcript: A friend came to me and said, “Cindy, do something!” This is what …

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: A listener called into Rios’ American Family Radio program this morning to predict that “Obama is not going to step down” from office, much like Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez, because “he’s going to enact martial law” and possibly stoke a “civil war.” Rios, naturally, agreed with the listener’s assessment, suggesting that Obama …

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence last night delivered his State Of The State address in which he signaled his opposition to any advances in LGBT rights. Via the Indianapolis Star: “I will not support any bill that diminishes the religious freedom or Hoosiers or interferes with the constitutional rights of our citizens to live out their beliefs in worship, service or …

“National policies have sown confusion about the very definition of family. President Obama has extolled the virtues of fatherhood even as he has fought for same-sex marriage, in essence saying two same-gendered persons can parent as well as a mom and a dad. This contradictory message is more than disappointing. For our children throughout the country, it is devastating. It …

“In God We Trust” first appeared on US coins in 1864 and was added to paper currency in 1957 during the height of the red scare. Atheist activist Michael Newdow is trying again to put an end to it, but this time he’s using the Hobby Lobby tactic. Hemant Mehta reports at Friendly Atheist: The federal lawsuit, which was filed …

Russia’s Duma will vote on banning LGBT citizens from coming out on January 19th. Via Gay Star News: Two senior Russian Communist MPs Ivan Nikitchuk [inset] and Nikolai Arefyev have presented a bill calling for people who come out as LGBTI to serve up to 15 days behind bars. Any public displays of affection among gay men will result in jail …

The Associated Press reports: A Republican lawmaker in Virginia is pushing legislation that would allow clerks to refuse to issue licenses for marriages they object to on moral or religious grounds. Republican Sen. Charles Carrico of Galax said many of his constituents were concerned about what happened to Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who spent five days in jail last …